GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |